Best Eastern Delfin Baku

... a "Bridge Fee" which was apparently for the privilege of using the loading ramp to get off the damn boat! Monies exchanged, the port officials became all smiles and handshakes and waved us on our way.<br><br>Out into nigh time Baku at about 11.30 in the evening, and it seemed like it was rush-hour in New York, with cars racing each other at stupid speeds through the heavy traffic. At this point, Tim ...

Well, it's taken all day, but we've made it onto the boat. This is one dodgy affair. Happily the few other passengers on this filthy freighter are mostly British, travelling around the world on motorbikes. Everything is filthy, and there is nothing but Molly's ...

Chris didn't feel great, so Damien and I went into town to investigate the ferry, and while we were relieved to discover there was one the next day, we were surprised to find they were after over $600 for the privilege. We got a bit separated ...

Spent the day in Baku and met up with the Gordons in the early evening. We had showers! I was disappointed to find that most of my tan was ingrained dirt. Graeme took us out for a curry and few beers and we returned to sleep in beds! Chris and I shared a double bed, but he only hugged me once in his sleep. It was a special moment.

... people live in Azerbaijan in total, with a mix of Armenians and other cultures. Known for its oil Azerbaijan doesn't have much else that it is famous for. We drove to the hotel and dropped off some of our bags, two new people joined and we went back on the bus!!!! Yes on the road again to a place called Shaki which supposedly is 6 hours drive/ I was skeptical as the busride to Ankara supposed to take 12 hours and was 19 hours. This time the 6 hours meant 10 hours, incl a ...

... Caravansarai at Saki After the border, the countryside remains the same, but the houses change, a lot more metal in the roofing, and elaborate ridge capping, with crescent motifs. The place looks generally more prosperous, with walls "beautified" with black spots on the white walls (well, a photo would explain better!). It was a fair way to the usual post-border police check, near a large braided river, with a horrendously ...

... all around and I packed my sodden tent in the rain and started out on the huge task ahead of me. The road was falling to bits, loose metal roads back home are so much smoother. After an hour I stopped at a shop for water &amp; a group of local men gathered around. One of them, well dressed and elderly, explained that there were massive mountains ahead, he made howling wind noises with shivering actions which I took to mean blizzards. He'd said enough, before he went on to ...

... cittadina kazaka e ne avrei avuto anche il tempo visto che la sosta ad Aktau alla fine sara' di ben 5/6 ore... Pero' di Aktau ho visto solo l'alba, seppure suggestiva, fare capolino e illuminare la sconfinata e onnipresente steppa. Gli addetti della SCAT o non so chi per loro hanno pensato di chiuderci a chiave nella sala di aspetto dell'aeroporto (che per fortuna e' munita di bagno e di poltrone abbastanza comode). All'improvviso ci dicono che si parte e dopo 2 ore ...

... tutvuda ohutusjuhendiga (study it carefully!), sest istusin avariiväljapääsu ees. Otsustasin, et kes kavatseb sealtkaudu väljuda, lugegu ise, ega ma mingi uksehoidja pole. Mõne aja pärast kõlas valjuhääldist ähvardus, et kui keegi peaks lennukis suitsetama, kutsutakse Bakuusse lennukile politsei vastu. Karm. Stjuardesside tegutsemine nägi igatahes selline välja nagu oleks see nende esimene lend. Teadmiseks tulevastele põlvedele: turistiklassi reisija ...

... back, the idea of attempting conversation with a non-english speaking prostitute wasn't too appealing. When the food arrived, the waitress asked, "What is your name?", "Luc, and you?", "Nono... not me" she replied pointing to the women at the distant tables. I now had a pretty good idea why the rooms came in the hourly rate flavour. I sipped a few more beers, walked down to the shoreline and called it a night. What followed was the worse night, in the worse hotel room of my ...